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For a review of “Muppets Most Wanted,” see Page 3

We saw you at...

Cub Scout Pack 622 Pinewood Derby, Cressona Mall

Lora Pugliese, left, and Anne Marie Brennan, both of Schuylkill Haven

Girardville goes green See Page 2

Barry Huntsinger, Valley View, left, and Grant Huntsinger, Hegins For more photos from the derby, see Page 4

Festive atmosphere Girardville’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade set for Saturday BY ERIC PEDDIGREE COPY EDITOR

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he leadership may be different, but spectators can expect the same festive atmosphere when the St. Patrick’s Day parade steps off Saturday in Girardville. The 11th annual parade will begin at noon. Participants can register until 11:30 a.m. at Borough Hall. A Mass will precede the parade at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 211 W. Main St. This year’s parade is dedicated to Girardville schools from past and present. The parade’s commemorative booklet and program will feature the history of the schools in the region. According to Stephen Barrett, parade manager, the three local school districts — North Schuylkill, Mahanoy Area and Shenandoah Valley — will be represented in various capacities, including students, floats and bands. The superintendents of the three school districts will serve as grand marshals. Barrett said the schools were chosen as the theme in hopes of getting representation back, especially from the bands, after it faded a few years ago. “That’s the reason we dedicated it to the school was to get the bands to the parade,” he said. Barrett is serving as parade manager, a new role created by the Girardville Parade Committee. The committee took over responsibilities after the parade’s founder, John “Mouche” McNelis, stepped down after 10 years. In those 10 years, the parade has 2

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What: St. Patrick’s Day parade When: Noon Saturday Where: Downtown Girardville For more information, visit www.girardvilleirishparade.com grown into one of the largest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the region. According to a press release from Barrett and parade Chairman Joseph Wayne, this year’s parade will have more than 200 entries. The size of the parade can create trouble for the organizers, something Barrett is aware of. “The one thing we learned in the last 10 years is you have to be prepared,” he said. To address security issues, the committee has enlisted a new group to serve as eyes and ears along the route. “This year, we will use ham (radio) operators to keep control,” Barrett said, adding parade marshals will be working with the operators to keep the parade together. In previous years, large gaps would form and cars would turn onto the route thinking the parade was over. Security has been a focus for Barrett as the parade has gained a reputation for its party atmosphere. He fears a negative public image may deter families from attending the day’s festivities. “We don’t want to lose our parade because of people carrying on and being disrespectful,” he said. In addition to the schools’ participants and floats, the parade will be made up of string bands and musical bands, marchers from local civic groups and pipe and drums

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Brianna Mitchell, Glen Lyon, granddaughter of Sean Fogarty, Girardville, blows her stadium horn during last year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Girardville. This year’s parade will kick off at noon Saturday. bands from across the region and Philadelphia area. Another new addition to this year’s parade is a website, www. girardvilleirishparade.com. Barrett said the website contains all information needed for spectators and entries, including parade day road maps, registration and history. He said it is another tool to help people navigate in Girardville during the parade, which has been known to triple the borough’s population. He said not only do people from around the region attend, but

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people come home to celebrate the holiday with family and friends. “The Girardville parade is not only a St. Patrick’s Day parade, it’s a homecoming in Girardville,” he said. To help with the increasing cost of the pipe bands, the committee will be selling a new parade T-shirt and pin during the parade. The merchandise can also be found on the website. An awards ceremony will be held an hour after the parade at the Jack Kehoe Hibernian House. Thirty-five awards will be present-

ed in categories including: high school bands, pipe bands, best appearing float, best appearing fire company and best overall. The committee also reminds people that roads into Girardville will be closed to traffic at 10 a.m. Barrett said the goal of the new committee is to uphold the parade’s tradition and to host a safe event. “We just want to keep the parade alive. There is a lot of history in Girardville,” he said. For more information, visit the parade’s website.

Muppets reteam with mixed results The new Muppet movie is as sweet as a bowl of tapioca. And about as interesting. Putting Jim Henson’s beloved felt, fur and fuzz creations at center stage, “Muppets Most Wanted” loses much of the charm generated by Jason Segal and Amy Adams in the series’ dazzling 2011 reboot “The Muppets.” With engaging live performers at the forefront, that movie had the verve of a classic musical comedy. The follow-up relies on premises and gags that could charitably be called tried-and-true. It’s not a washout, but it doesn’t quite make the grade. It’s a time-honored rule of comedy franchises that when you don’t know what to do with your characters, you send them to Europe. Because baguettes and bidets are inherently funny. Here we have the Muppets performing on an international tour, and getting embroiled in “Pink Panther”-style shenanigans at each stop. Their road show is in fact a ruse devised by their new manager, Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais). Dominic’s boss, notorious crime frog Constantine, replaces his look-alike Kermit to stage bank raids while Muppet variety shows create nearby distractions. You don’t have to reinvent the wheel for a comedy aimed at 7-year-olds, and a lot of the action is pleasantly formulaic in a way designed to tickle nostalgic grown-up fans. But this film lacks the human spark that launched “The Muppets” to the stratosphere. Gervais is in his familiar smarmy jerk mode — when it comes to comedy, Brits do abrasive better than feel-good — a toxic tone that’s kind of off-putting. As a French Interpol officer sleuthing around the crime scenes, Ty Burrell is a very poor man’s

MOVIE REVIEWS Inspector Clouseau. The big female role goes to Tina Fey as a stern Russian gulag commandant with Kermit in her clutches. Her scenes are weakly shaped and don’t deliver much of a payoff. The three don’t get to play off one another, stranded as they are in their disconnected subplots. The film dithers through its run time, repeating the big show/big heist idea three times. There are glitzy songand-dance numbers ribbing the fulsome Hollywood musicals of the 1950s. By this late date we’ve seen that, thank you. What remains is a selfreferential gagfest. As pretend-Kermit, Constantine gives his fellow Muppets what they’ve asked for over the years. Miss Piggy gets her gala wedding. Animal gets to play an epic drum solo. The jokes pile up, but they don’t reach especially creative heights. It’s only viewers hoping for a Muppet movie as good as the last who don’t get what they want. “Muppets Most Wanted,” a Walt Disney release, is rated PG for some mild action. Running time: 112 minutes. ★★½

“Divergent” If you have a kid of a certain age — especially a girl, preteen or thereabouts — then you know the youngadult entertainment message of choice these days: You’re you, and nobody else. Don’t let them define you. Don’t let them put you into one of their neat little slots. And you’re gonna show the world. You go, girl! So it’s no surprise that this is the message of “Divergent,” the latest young adult blockbuster-in-waiting. It’s also no surprise that the e m e r g i n g yo u n g s t a r

Shailene Woodley delivers a crucial dose of humility, sensitivity and intelligence in this showcase role. And it’s no surprise, either, that she generates nice chemistry with her rather absurdly good-looking co-star, Theo James. What IS surprising is that with all these promising elements, “Divergent,” the first of three installments based on first-time author Veronica Roth’s trilogy, ultimately feels so lackluster. For a film predicated on the principle that being different — or “divergent” — is what makes you special, “Divergent” just doesn’t diverge enough from the pack. Not that this will hurt the film’s chances at the box

office. Like “The Hunger Games,” the franchise to which it will unavoidably be compared, “Divergent” has a ready-made audience of fans just waiting to fill those seats — more than 11 million books have been sold, after all. In a nutshell, “Divergent,” directed by Neil Burger, takes place in a futuristic Chicago, a bleak version indeed of the Windy City. Half of every building seems to be destroyed, leaving hulking shells. Civilization is divided into five factions, based on human virtues: Dauntless, Abnegation, Erudite, Amity and Candor. Beatrice Prior (Woodley) is born into Abnegation. But at age 16, a citizen can choose their own faction, at the

Choosing Ceremony. Right before, they take an aptitude test that tells them which faction they fit best. Beatrice’s results are downright scary: She has not one virtue, but all of them. She is “divergent” — which makes her dangerous. To the distress of her parents (Ashley Judd and Tony Goldwyn), Beatrice opts to join Dauntless, the most courageous faction, but also the most reckless. Soon she’s in boot camp, jumping on and off trains and into pits, and fighting viciously in the ring, under the guidance of the initially unforgiving Four (James), her trainer. Gradually, Beatrice — she’s renamed herself “Tris” — becomes buff and strong. But

will it be enough to survive? There’s some entertaining action here, but the action most teen fans may like best involves a lip-lock — as teen movie kisses go, it’s a really good one — between Woodley and James. At 143 minutes, though, the movie feels overly long, and by the end, you may want to hop onto one of those trains yourself and hope it arrives somewhere a lot less grim. But two sequels await. So there’s always hope. “Divergent,” a Summit Entertainment release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “intense violence and action, thematic elements and some sensuality.” Running time: 143 minutes. ★★

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around town without bras wearing skin-on-baloney tank tops and T-shirts which Jenna are barely thick enough to protect them from UV rays. Wasakoski Gone are the days when we were squeezed into corsets and other contraptions. We don’t have to do any of that anymore. There are so The warm-weather worry many different options when of mine is that once the mer- it comes to supporting the cury hits about 65 degrees or ladies, that I don’t really higher, it seems some women want to hear any excuses feel it’s OK to parade around why any woman feels the town without the proper need to just set them free for undergarments. the whole world to see. They’re lacking support in As I find myself peopletheir lives. watching around the area, I They seem to just walk can’t help but notice, I get around free and unbound. more dressed up to go to bed How can I put this politely? than most women do to go They don’t wear bras, peo- out and about for the day. ple. Frankly, it’s not fair. There’s no pretty way to It’s bad enough everyone’s say it. walking around in their What? The audacity? A col- pajama pants, but to throw umn about bras in the local on a tank top with no bra newspaper? How offensive! and a pair of slippers or flip You know what else is flops and call it a day? Come offensive? Women walking on. Have more respect for

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yourself. You’re far better than that. Never do I think a book should be judged by its cover and in no way am I saying these are bad people who choose this attire, I just think, as women, we should put a little effort into ourselves if for nothing else, for a sense of pride. I hardly consider putting on a bra effort, but that’s just me, I guess I’m old fashioned. Bras were patented in the U.S. in 1914 and we’ve been wearing them ever since. There was that time in the 1960s when women burned them in protest, but they remain a staple in a women’s wardrobe present day nonetheless. At least I thought they did. A warm and sunny day last week running errands downtown proved otherwise. And listen, it’s not like I go around ogling other women, but honestly, it’s sometimes impossible and distracting in such a way, one can’t look away.

If there is, in fact, a bra shortage in the area and none of those who choose not to wear a bra are doing such out of pure laziness, by all means, let me know. I’ll start some kind of collection. I’ll donate. I’ll eat these words and I’ll dedicate my life’s work to ensuring every woman gets the support she needs. I just see a decline in the way women present themselves, and while I know not every female should be expected to partake in full hair and makeup on a daily basis, they can at least wear the proper foundation garments. Come on. That’s the bottom of the barrel. It falls along the lines of brushing your teeth. Take it off in the car on the way home, or pull it out of your sleeve as soon as you walk through the door, but please, consider some decency when out in public and try to keep the girls under wraps. And, fellas, I know. I know you may be irritated with me

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right now. I know you like to see these types of things, but it’s not something you should see in plain, public view. That’s what your laptop is for. Plus, do you really want to see them all? All the different shapes and sizes? Everyone is certainly beautiful in their own way. Beauty has nothing to do with what’s going on with your chest area, but wearing a bra should be a practice we, as part of Western Civilization, should be conditioned to uphold. Some may not necessarily need them, some may not necessarily like them, but if we’re going to live in a world that’s right and fair, I say we all have to wear them. I guess it’s a pet peeve of mine. Perhaps I’m stuffy. I support women’s rights, although I’m far from a feminist, but I find the whole “I’m not wearing a bra, hear me roar” argument to be a big ol’ flop. (Wasakoski is an assistant editor at The News-Item)

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Adults $8, Children $4

Sr. Citizen Special (over 55) $5 (Fish Sticks and Mac & Cheese)

Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 558 Sunbury St., Minersville. Call 570-5442690 to order. PICK-A-TICKET AUCTION — Shop and drop 6 to 8 p.m. today, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, doors open 11 a.m. Sunday, pick begins 1 p.m., American Hose Company, 323 W. Norwegian St., Pottsville. All proceeds beneﬁt Pottsville Area Soap Box Derby. RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICALFORUMLECTURE — “Evolution and Biblical Scripture,” by Kenneth Miller, noon, R. Michael Fryer Conference Center, Room 101, Penn State Schuylkill, 200 University Drive, Schuylkill Haven. Call 570-385-6217 or email mus53@psu.edu. SPRING MUSICAL AND DINNER — “Shrek the Musical,” 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Pine Grove Area High School. All seats $7. Tickets available at door. Spaghetti dinner, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, cost $7. Eat in or take out. Sponsored by Cardinal Band Boosters. Tickets required for dinner. Call 570-

345-2731, ext. 206. SPRING MUSICAL — “Honk,” 7 p.m. today and Saturday, Tamaqua Area High School. Doors open 6 p.m. Adults $10, students $8. PERFORMANCE — “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” presented by Tri-Valley High School Drama Club, 7 p.m. today and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, high school auditorium, 155 E. Main St., Hegins. Tickets available at high school ofﬁce or at door. Adults $6, students and senior citizens $4, children under age 5 free but must have ticket. UNBAKED LENTEN PIZZA SALE — 2 to 6 p.m. every Friday, West End Fire and Rescue, 700 W. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City. Whole cheese $12, half cheese $6 with toppings mushroom, onion, sweet and sassy peppers, pepperoni or ground sausage, $1.25 whole, $.75 half. Garbage pies whole $16, half $8. To place an

order, call 570-778-6118. Walk-ins welcome. WELCOME SPRING YOUTH NIGHT — 7 to 9:30 p.m., Schuylkill YMCA, 520 N. Centre St., Pottsville. Members $2, non-members $4. For youth in grades 4-8. Bring white T-shirt to tie dye. Call 570-622-7850. BALLROOM DANCE CLASSES — 7 to 9 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, Centre Street and Howard Avenue, Pottsville (use Second Street entrance). Sponsored by Pottsville Recreation Commission. Call 570-622-6619. MARCH STORY HOUR — 10 to 11 a.m., Ashland Public Library, for children age 3 to 5. Call library at 570-875-3175. SMOKE-FREE BINGO — 6:45 p.m., doors open 5:30 p.m., Summit Station Fire Company, 88 Firehouse Road, Summit Station. Food available. SummitFire34@comcast.net for more information.

Middleport Inn

STEVE’S 14-16 Sunbury St. • Minersville

Friday Specials

Anne's Bakery and More

570-544-6096 Weekend Special

Scrapple, Eggs & Homefires

Breakfast Served All Day

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 5:30 am to 2 pm We Accept Credit Cards

315 N. Centre St., Pottsville 570-628-4220 www.thegstone.com FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST

“Fat Cats” Starting at 8pm

Every Friday During Lent Alaskan King Crab Legs

Palm Sunday Brunch April 13th • 11:00am to 2:00pm Reservations Suggested Four Course Charles Krug Wine Dinner May 1st • Reservations Required

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Coal St., Middleport

• Beer Battered Haddock • Baked Ziti • Mac & Cheese • Maryland Crab Soup Kitchen Now Open Saturdays 3 PM - 8 PM

570-277-9015

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Branchdale

Call 570-544-5105 We Have Mackerel Weekend Special Ali Omelet with Homefries

Thur.-Fri.-Sat.-Sun. 6 a.m.-12 noon

Spring Is Here! BLUE MOUNTAIN SUMMIT PRESENTS STERLING KOCH TRIO

March 21,2014 • 7:00pm -10:00pm

SCHUYLKILL CHORALE SOCIETY PRESENTS,

CELTIC III

March 22,2014 • 7:30pm United Presbyterian Church, Pottsville LAKESIDE BALLROOM FLAMING DICK & THE HOTRODS

March 22,2014 Doors open at 7:00pm

BENIGNA’S CREEK WINERY,

Mexican March March 22nd & 23rd • 11:00am to 6:00pm

Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau MONDAY - FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

570-622-7700 • www.schuylkill.org One Progress Circle, Suite 100, Pottsville

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FOOD PANTRY — Hosted by New Life in Christ Ministries, 3:30 to 5 p.m., 217219 Market St., Cumbola. Emergency food pantry available by appointment only, call 570-277-6041.

SATURDAY BLEENIE SALE — 11 a.m. to sellout, Goodwill Hose Company, 195 Water St., Cumbola. Sportsman rafﬂe tickets also available. BREADED FISH DINNER — 3 to 6 p.m., fellowship hall, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 35 N. Ninth St., Ashland. Cost $9, ages 10 and under $4. Sponsored by Baruch Youth Group. For tickets or more information, call 570-875-2581. CHILDREN’S THEATER WORKSHOP — FROZEN Adventure, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Sovereign Majestic Theater, 209 N. Centre St., Pottsville. Open to children ages 5 to 12. Registration required, call 570-628-4647. CHINESE AUCTION — Shop and drop, 2 to 5 p.m. today, auction starts 2 p.m. Sunday, doors open at noon, First United Methodist Church, Port Carbon. Beneﬁts Janet Eich Public Library. CONCERT — Celtic III, 7:30 p.m., United Presbyterian Church, Pottsville. Presented by Schuylkill Choral Society under direction of Dr. Mark P. Thomas. Tickets available at door. CONCERT — Presented by

BLUE RIDGE BAR AND GRILL Friday Blues Night 9-12 pm Dave Hartranft Coming This Spring! Wednesdays Country Line Dancing with DJ Chicken Nugget 570-754-7259 • Summit Station

Miller Family, 6 p.m., Phoenix Park Union Church, 2158 Main St., Pottsville. Free. GIRARDVILLE ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE — Noon, starts at Beech Street, Girardville. Sponsored by Jack Kehoe Div. 1 Ancient Order of Hibernians. HOMEMADE SOUP SALE — 9 to 11 a.m. or sellout, Good Will Fire Company, 25 North St., Minersville. Choice of bean, beef vegetable, chicken corn noodle, and potato, cost $6 per quart. Takeouts only. To order, call 570-294-6235. HOMEMADE EASTER CANDY SALE — Pick up 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chizmar’s Styling, Saint Clair. Choice of peanut rolls, peanut butter eggs, chocolate pretzels, butter cream eggs, peanut butter and chocolate club crackers, $7 per container. No orders needed. Beneﬁts St. Peter Church, Lake Harmony. LENTEN BREAKFAST SERIES — 7 to 8 a.m., St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 1382 W. Main St., Valley View. Prepared and served by church’s Bible class. Speaker Nina Patton-

Lakeside Ballroom Presents

March 22nd

Flaming Dick and the Hotrods Doors open 7pm Band plays 8pm - 11pm

Semrod, ministry student at Drew University. Next breakfast March 29. Call 570-5739467. LENTEN SEASON BREAKFAST — 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., Outwood Lutheran Church Pavilion, 934 Oak Grove Road, Pine Grove. Featured item, omelets. Adults $6, children 10 and under, $3. Also, soup sale. Proceeds beneﬁt Pine Grove Area Church School, Outwood Sunday school and Jacob’s-Outwood Mission Fund. MEAT BINGO — 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m., Mahanoy City Elks, 135 E. Centre St., Mahanoy City. MEETING — Celebrate Recovery, 9 to 11 a.m., Fearnot Assembly of God Church, 1152 W. Mountain Road, Hegins. Free. For more information or directions, call Brian at 570-205-2813. PIEROGIE SALE — Pick up 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chizmar’s Styling, Saint Clair. Choice of uncooked potato and cheese or cabbage, extra light dough.

PINE GROVE VFW 570-345-6347

Public Welcome – Weekly Specials

Kitchen Hours

SATURDAY, MARCH 22ND DAVE MYERS TEN GALLON HAT @ 10 PM FRIDAY, MARCH 28TH KRISTIN KARAOKE @ 9 PM SATURDAY, MARCH 29TH HOLY SMOKE @ 10 PM

$5 cover 40 Crystal Lane • Barnesville • 570-467-2630 www.lakesideballroom.net

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Coming March 29 - “Mind Set”

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Friday 4-8 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 7-11 a.m. & 4-8 p.m. Thursday 5-8 p.m. Seafood & Steaks Breakfast Thursday & Friday 7 a.m.-10 a.m. Saturday & Sunday 7 a.m.-11 a.m.

“SAPPHIRE”

SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH J.C.J @ 10 PM

Guests Accompanied By Members Only – ID a Must Visit Us On Facebook

Weekend Specials

$15 per person $25 per couple March 29th

SSA Back Splash 70’s Power Trio 70’s, 80’s, Blues and Rock The Best Around

Cost $6 per dozen. Beneﬁts St. Peter Church, Lake Harmony. Call 570-429-0303. No orders required. PINOT PAINT CLASS — 7 to 9 p.m., Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven. Cost $45, includes paints, canvas and instruction by Missy Allen. Bring your own bottle of wine. Call 570-732-3728, ext. 303. PORK AND SAUERKRAUT DINNER — 4 to 7 p.m., Congregational Free Church of Christ, 81 McKeans Ridge Road, McKeansburg. Adults $8, children age 4 to 12 $4, children under 3 free. Call 570-366-2049 or Mary at 570-366-2286. RUMMAGE SALE — 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, Orwin. RUMMAGE AND SOUP SALE — 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Frackville Elks, 307 S. Third St., Frackville. VENDOR AND CRAFT FAIR — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pine Grove Area Elementary

Friday

Cod ﬁsh cakes 895 Chicken tikka masala- an Indian inspired dish of chicken breast, garlic, tomatoes, heavy cream and peas, served with basmati rice 11.50 Grilled sesame and soy glazed salmon 12.95

116 Ringtown Blvd Ringtown 570-889-2357 Join Us This Weekend!

Saturday

Spinach & mushroom lasagna 8.95 Chicken francaise 11.95 BBQ baby back ribs Half rack 10.95 Whole rack 15.95

School cafeteria/gym, Pine Grove. Beneﬁts elementary school’s Giving Tree Project sponsored by the school’s Spirit and Outreach Committee. Features Pink Zebra, Stella and Dot, Perfectly Posh, Tastefully Simple, Wild Tree, Thirty-One and others. Free admission. Call 570345-2731, ext. 419. WING NIGHT — 5 to 8 p.m., West End Hose Company, 1219 W. Market Street, Pottsville. Eat in or take out. Call 570-622-5770.

children $4. Takeouts available. Call 570-874-4384. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY CHINESE AUCTION AND RAFFLE — To be held 3 p.m., doors open at noon, March 23, Lakeside Ballroom, Route 54, Barnesville. More than 500 prizes. Tickets on sale throughout the area. For more information or to donate or bake, call 570-645-4228 or email madula@ptd.net. BINGO — 2 p.m., doors open at noon, St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church Hall, Main and Oak Streets, Shenandoah. Sponsored by Francis Cardinal Brennan Knights of Columbus Council 618. COACH PURSE AND UGGS BINGO — 2 p.m., doors open 12:30 p.m., West End Fire & Rescue, 700 W. Mahanoy Ave., Mahanoy City. Cost $25, includes meal. Snow date March 30. For tickets, call 570-778-6118.

SUNDAY ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST BUFFET — 9 to 11:30 a.m., Immaculate Conception Social Hall, Saint Clair. Adults $6, children 8 and under, $3. Takeouts available. Proceeds beneﬁt St. Clare of Assisi Roman Catholic Parish. Call 570-429-0302. ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST — 8 to 11 a.m., Altamont Fire Company, Morea Road, Frackville. Adults $8,

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Schuylkill County Artists in High School

GALLERY OPENING at Schuylkill County Council for the Arts

drawing • painting sculpture • pottery photography graphics • jewelry

April 6, 2014 1:00 to 5:00pm 1440 Mahantongo Street Pottsville, PA 17901 Call the SCCA at 570-622-2788 for additional information

Pine View Acres SUNDAYS BIG BREAKFAST BUFFET

Open Saturdays 4 - 8 pm Open Tues Thru Fri 11:30 am - 8 pm

Restaurant & Cocktail Lounge

SPECIALS FRIDAY SEAFOOD BUFFET

King Crab Legs-Steamed Clams Haddock-Shrimp (Fried & Cocktail) Includes Dessert & Salad Bar & 12 other items

$19.95 MARCH SPECIALS

Sunday

Line Dancing Every 2nd Friday of the Month

Catfish (Plain or Cajun) $9.95 Deep Fried Yuengling Scallops $9.95

Sunday breakfast

Sat., March 22nd “SHAKE, RATTLE & SOUL”

Chicken Wings $6.95 doz. Everyday

Turkey pot roast 8.95 Fried shrimp 10.95 Chicken Dijon 11.50

Redneck Benedict - 2 eggs scrambled on a biscuit with grilled ham, topped with cheese sauce

Caramel apple French toast

LUNCH SPECIALS Corn Beef Sandwich $4.95

Now Accept 570-628-3207 • Chamberlaine Ave., Pottsville WeEBT Cards

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KIDS NITE — 6 to 7 p.m., Covenant United Methodist Church, 215 E. Main St., Schuylkill Haven. Open to children ages 6 to 12. LENTEN FOOD DRIVE — Sponsored by Active Christian Teens In Our Neighborhood Youth Group of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church, Mahanoy City, for St. Vincent de Paul Society and Birthright. Turn on porch light at 6 p.m. to donate non-perishable food items or baby items. Call Debbie at 570-773-0813 if you do not have a porch light or for more information. MISSION SHARING — Christian missionaries Art and Vicky Reyes, 3 to 4 p.m., Good News Bible Church, 221 Main St., Locustdale. Free. PIEROGI SALE — Sold after 8:30 a.m. Mass at St. Ann Church, Spring and Line streets, Frackville. Cost $6.50 per dozen. SPAGHETTI DINNER — 2 to 6 p.m., West End Fire Company, 327 Broad St., Saint Clair. Adults $8, children age 4 to 10, $5. Takeouts available. For home delivery, call 570-429-0420. TICKETS FOR RONAN TYNAN PERFORMANCE — Noon to 2 p.m., BG’s Value Market, King’s Village Plaza, Minersville. Performance at 2 p.m. May 4, Pottsville Area

High School auditorium. Tickets $30 in advance, $40 at door. Sponsored by Schuylkill County medical professionals. Call 570-544-4674. UNDER 21 ROCK SHOW — 6 to 9 p.m., Frackville Elks Lodge, 307 S. Third St., Frackville. Music by The Atomic Pop. Free. Call 570590-3330. CELEBRATE RECOVERY — 5 to 6 p.m., Faith Church, 1168 Centre Turnpike, Route 61, Orwigsburg. Biblical and balanced program created to help people overcome life’s hurts, habits and hangups. Free. Mailing address P.O. Box 323, Orwigsburg, PA 17961. FREE SUNDAY DINNER — 12:20 to 1:30 p.m., Living Waters Church of God, 155 S. Balliet St., Frackville. Also, free bread, pastry, rolls and food items. Call 570874-1585. FREE FEEDING PROGRAM — Soup kitchen open 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. every Sunday, New Life in Christ Ministries, 217-219 Market St., Cumbola. Full meal for families in need. Call 570-277-6041. MEETINGS — Alcoholics Anonymous, noon and 7 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday; noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday; noon Wednesday and Saturday, St. Stephen Center, 45 W. Fourth St., Mount Carmel.

Several groups of numbers can be had on the inside

Dear Mark: In your most recent column on roulette, you mentioned, “Your inside bets are the numbers, including groups like 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.” I am confused. What do you mean by “including groups like 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6?” Sarah D. I am sure you have seen what I wrote about countless times, so I most likely tangled you up with the wording “groups like 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.” With any inside wager, you can bet a number straight up, or multiple numbers by selecting a combination (groups) of numbers. Here, Sarah, are those bets, an example of each, and the payouts: Straight Up bet is a wager on a single number (for example 22). It pays 35 to 1. Split Bet is a wager that connects any two contiguous numbers (such as 22,

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25) and pays 17 to 1. Street bets or line bet (for instance 10, 11, 12) pays 11 to 1. Here, the chip straddles the first number in the row. Corner bet or Quad bet (you might choose 1, 2, 4 and 5) pays 8 to 1. You make this wager by placing a chip, so it touches the four corners of the numbers you are betting. Basket bet is a five number wager on 0, 00 and the numbers 1, 2 and 3. It pays 6 to 1, but Sarah, on a double-zero wheel, this wager has a house edge of 7.89 percent, making it the worst bet in roulette.

Finally, Sarah, the Double Street bet is a wager on this group of six numbers (e.g. 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36), and it pays 5 to 1. As you would for the Street bet, you place your chip(s) on the line separating the outside and inside area, but make sure it also straddles the row above or below.

Outcome same

Dear Mark: I ran into a slot machine where there is an option to stop one or more wheels, or stop all of them. Does that change the outcome of the spin? I am figuring it is divine intervention on where the reels will stop, and not skill. Alan R. Surprisingly, I have not crossed paths with this type of machine. I am aware of them, but to tangle with, or write about, I have not to date.

So, Alan, winging my answer here, I am fairly sure that by manually stopping the video reels at what you believe is some syncretistic moment, is not going to have any impact on the outcome. If it did, this would make it a game of skill, which is not legal in any gaming jurisdiction that I am familiar with when it comes to slot machines. Video poker, on the other hand, is completely skill-based.

Gambling wisdom of the week Remember that Fortune does not like people to be overjoyed at her favours, and that she prepares bitter deceptions for the impudent, who are intoxicated by success. — Andrew Steinmetz, “The Gaming Table” (Pilarski can be reached at pilarski@markpilarski.com)

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE Saturday, April 12, 2014 Schuylkill Country Club Orwigsburg, PA RSVP by March 28, 2014

Recipients of the Golden Cross Society will be inducted to honor their service to The Nativity Community

FRIDAY 4-6 PM Platters FRIDAY 7-10 PM

“TOMMY ZITO” Everyone Welcome

SAT., BREAKFAST 7-11 AM

SUNDAY BRUNCH 8 - 11 am SUNDAY SPECIAL Pig Wings COMING SAT ., MARCH 29TH.

“ROCKVILLE REVUE” Everyone Welcome

Reservations 570-345-8050

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014

POTTSVILLE (PA.) REPUBLICAN HERALD

Welcoming hour with Bishop John O. Barres 6:00 to 7:00 PM Dinner: 7:00 PM Induction of the Golden Cross Society Members Dancing Music by Devine Memories Buffet Dinner with Carving Station Cash Bar

$125.00 per person $1000.00 Corporate Sponsorship (includes 6 dinners and listing on sponsor board)

For More Information Contact: Jenn Daubert 570-622-8110